Atlanta (CNN) - A young girl bravely stood to ask the Dalai Lama's doctor a question, and he gave her an unusual answer.

Dr. Tsewang Tamdin, a world-renowned expert in Tibetan medicine, visited Emory University in Atlanta on Monday as part of his effort to reach more American medical practitioners. He wants to develop collaborative projects between the Tibetan medicine system, which is more than 2,500 years old, and Western medicine.

The little girl told Tamdin she suffered from asthma. She wanted to know if there was anything in Tibetan medicine that could help her get better.

Tamdin, who spoke through a translator for the hourlong lecture, immediately switched to English. In a gentle, almost too-soft tone, he explained what might help.

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He wants to develop collaborative projects between the Tibetan medicine system, which is more than 2,500 years old, and Western medicine.

December 6, 2012 at 12:55 pm |

gman tello

come visti the dali lam of air soft

http://www.airsplat.com/Items/ERM-JG-SW99-02.htm

December 5, 2012 at 5:46 pm |

Reality

Hand sanitizers to include the ethanol-based ones are highly recommended and much more effective than any recommended by a Tibetan witch doctor.

December 5, 2012 at 4:12 pm |

GodFreeNow

Really? A hand sanitizer is better for you than diet and exercise?

December 5, 2012 at 5:01 pm |

Reality

Diet and exercise do not kill infectious viruses and bacteria. Hand sanitizers do!!!

December 5, 2012 at 11:38 pm |

GodFreeNow

@Reality, Can't believe I'm stooping to this level of conversation, but a) are you suggesting that hand sanitizers are more effective at treating asthma than diet and exercise? b) you are aware that most medical problems do not originate on the hands? c) many studies currently being done point to overuse of hand sanitizers may lead to worse problems including MS because you are killing the healthy bacteria with the good? d) 90% of your body's cells are bacterial in nature but only a small percentage of those are harmful and hand sanitizers indiscriminately destroy 99% of bacteria?

December 6, 2012 at 6:05 pm |

religion; a way to control the weak minded

"There are two kinds of faith : mass in church and devil worship."

Exactly why I think your religion is the biggest mad made hoax of all-time.......

Tea should light a novena for all of the kids that have been abused by that 'mass in church' religion; speaking of idols, don't those churches have plenty of statuary to kneel before?

December 5, 2012 at 8:52 pm |

Rational Libertarian

The Dalai Lama is a funking prink whose guerilla militants in Tibet are backed by the CIA.

December 5, 2012 at 1:51 pm |

lunchbreaker

For anyone who didn't notice the "Full Story" link, he basically told the girl to continue using her inhaler, but also to excercise and have a healthier diet. Not endorsing any belief system, but that is sound advice for anyone.

I call it medicine, since he is a doctor.
What do you do, go to Christian-only doctors?
Lol, do you walk boldly up to them and say, "have you been saved?"
Lovely way to greet the doctor who may save you...in the most literal sense.
Grow up.

December 5, 2012 at 10:29 am |

Mohammad A Dar

skunk cabbage flavored teabag, ignorant, goon

December 5, 2012 at 10:43 am |

teavangelist

akira doctors have nothing to do with this. why not drag in plumbers as well?

The story is ABOUT the Dalai Lama's DOCTOR, that's why.
Why not bring reading comprehension into it?

December 5, 2012 at 8:48 pm |

teavangelist

talkin about reading comprehension, my OP did not reference doctors. The doctor talked about budhism and my comment was that all that is hocus pocus. The doctor part is great, like when he told the girl to keep with her inhaler. So there.

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